Clearing out the hard drive.
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While clearing throught the accumulated debris on the hard disk I came across this: (I'm sure it's from the time of the 2001 presidential election.) To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
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While clearing throught the accumulated debris on the hard disk I came across this: (I'm sure it's from the time of the 2001 presidential election.) To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
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While clearing throught the accumulated debris on the hard disk I came across this: (I'm sure it's from the time of the 2001 presidential election.) To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
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While clearing throught the accumulated debris on the hard disk I came across this: (I'm sure it's from the time of the 2001 presidential election.) To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
5 for items 9 and 10 - cars that need a major service every 3,000 miles??? :wtf: My diesel Mondeo is specified for every 12,000 miles after run in, a previous petrol (not gas although I might consider LPG in the future) one was every 7,500 miles.
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5 for items 9 and 10 - cars that need a major service every 3,000 miles??? :wtf: My diesel Mondeo is specified for every 12,000 miles after run in, a previous petrol (not gas although I might consider LPG in the future) one was every 7,500 miles.
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My ickle A-Class works it out for itself based on my driving: seems to be 12-18 months or around 12,000 miles according to the owners.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."
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While clearing throught the accumulated debris on the hard disk I came across this: (I'm sure it's from the time of the 2001 presidential election.) To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The rt. hon. Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
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You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen",
I don't think King George would have appreciated it if "God save the Queen" were sung in the former colony.
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My ickle A-Class works it out for itself based on my driving: seems to be 12-18 months or around 12,000 miles according to the owners.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."
My buick does the same figuring. it appears to be ~8k miles (not sure because I normally get it changed twice/year at 6k). But it specifies standard oil; IIRC to get 12kish you need to use synthetic oil instead. Unfortunately there's no way to tell the computer if you put a better grade of oil in; only having to take it in for service once a year concurrent with the safety/emissions inspections would be much easier. :sigh: 3k miles is a worst case level for driving like a nut carrying huge loads up and down mountains with bad fuel. It was cheaper to recommend excess service to 99% of customers than to take the flak from heavy users wrecking their engines. X|
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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5 for items 9 and 10 - cars that need a major service every 3,000 miles??? :wtf: My diesel Mondeo is specified for every 12,000 miles after run in, a previous petrol (not gas although I might consider LPG in the future) one was every 7,500 miles.
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Changing oil is a major service to you? How do you manage to wipe your own arse?
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Changing oil is a major service to you? How do you manage to wipe your own arse?
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That, frankly, is stupid an patronising. The stupid part is that you didn't notice the difference in service periods even though the technology is the same. I would also point out that Chevrolet cars in the UK use European motoring technology and have European service periods. It is ecpected that a car looked after will last 150,000 to 200,000 miles. The patronising part is that you made an assumption about me. I have changed oil before, it takes a while to let the sump drain properly but worth it if you plan to keep the car for a long time. Oh, taking care loosening the oil filter avoids scraped knuckles. You were saying? :)
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That, frankly, is stupid an patronising. The stupid part is that you didn't notice the difference in service periods even though the technology is the same. I would also point out that Chevrolet cars in the UK use European motoring technology and have European service periods. It is ecpected that a car looked after will last 150,000 to 200,000 miles. The patronising part is that you made an assumption about me. I have changed oil before, it takes a while to let the sump drain properly but worth it if you plan to keep the car for a long time. Oh, taking care loosening the oil filter avoids scraped knuckles. You were saying? :)
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Trollslayer wrote:
The stupid part is that you didn't notice the difference in service periods even though the technology is the same.
Actually the stupid part is the assumption of servicing every 3000 miles. You're wrong there, use google. It's an outdated recommendation of changing the oil every 3000 miles. If you read automotive literature, you'll see a range of 5000-10000 under ideal conditions.
Trollslayer wrote:
It is ecpected that a car looked after will last 150,000 to 200,000 miles.
I also feel your assumption about a car's lifespan may be wrong. I have had multiple U.S. built cars last 150,000+ miles. A 1994 Chevy Blazer, an '86 T-bird, and an '85 Chevy Monte Carlo. My '97 Toyota started going downhill at about 130k. My friend's '94 Jeep just rolled over 250k. I know this is just anecdotal. I think the issue is people don't take care of stuff, and just abuse a car until it fails then trade it in, that's why U.S. cars got a bad rap.
Trollslayer wrote:
The patronising part is that you made an assumption about me.
My assumption regarding you was based on your classification of changing oil as a major servicing. You said that U.S. cars require major servicing every 3000 miles. Based on this, changing oil is a major servicing? I frankly do not see how basically changing the engine oil is major servicing.
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